When you are assigned your first employment discrimination case, there are definitely specific considerations that you should keep in mind. The following checklist addresses several nuances of this practice area and also provides a general overview of burdens...

In 2007, the Florida Legislature enacted Fla. Stat. § 741.313 (2007), entitled Unlawful Action Against Employees Seeking Protection. Section 741.313 requires employers in Florida with 50 or more employees to grant domestic violence victims up to three...

In an Emerging Issues Analysis, Professor Jayne Zanglein analyzes the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), signed into law by President Bush on December 23, 2008.  The WRERA provides relief to workers, employers, and retirees...

An issue that has plagued the Supreme Court in the past is whether and in what circumstances a Title VII plaintiff may state a claim for relief based on present day harm suffered as the result of the lingering effects of discriminatory acts that occurred...

Adopting a broader test for retaliation under Title VII than had previously existed in many federal judicial circuits, the Supreme Court of the United States in Burlington Northern v. White concluded that a plaintiff may establish retaliation under Title...

Following what lawyers describe as a growing trend in class action overtime litigation, thousands of pharmaceutical representatives are suing eight major drug companies. These lawsuits are the latest in a series of class actions seeking overtime pay from...

In his Expert Commentary on Notice in Unforeseen Leave Cases, Darrell VanDeusen, author of the LexisNexis treatise on the Family and Medical Leave Act, reviews the approach that the Seventh Circuit is taking in addressing notice issues. Following are excerpts...

Interested in practicing in the Pension & ERISA Law field? Here’s what you have to look forward to …   Types of Firms Practicing Pensions and Benefits Law   Pensions and benefits law issues are dealt with by attorneys...

Many workers, upon retirement, receive monetary compensation from their employers in the form of a pension. There are two types of pensions—defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan. Under a defined benefit plan, the benefit that an employee...

Labor law relates to union activities dealing with unionized workplaces and employee representation, and employment law involves the rights of individual employees, as opposed to unions. Generally, labor & employment law attorneys are litigators who represent...

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